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Broadcast: Jan 21, 2003 U.S. researchers have discovered another breast cancer gene that may provide a new point of attack against the disease. The 1) molecule is common to many types of breast cancer

AIDS-Famine Link in Southern Africa Threatens Region

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

Gene Linked to Stroke Risk

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

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By Robert Raffaele Washington 29 April 2008 For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a rare, inherited form ofblindness. Researchers in Philadelphia and London are calling the results a milest

Gene Mutation Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists have identified a unique genetic mutation in about 10 percent of people with type 2 diabetes(糖尿病) studied in the United States and Europe. The discovery could help some people learn if they are at risk of developing diabetes so they

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By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2007 The electricity shortage in Iraq continues to plague the country. Power blackouts have become a telling symbol of the difficulties Iraq's government and the United States are having in improving life for ord

60秒科学:Gene Stops Ovaries from Testifying

Gene Stops Ovaries from Testifying A mouse study in the journal Cell finds that a gene in females must remain active throughout her life to keep her ovaries from turning into testes. Karen Hopkin reports Little girls are made of sugar and spice and,

60秒科学:Gene for Disease Has Healthy Flip Side

Gene for Disease Has Healthy Flip Side A study in the journal Science finds that the gene for anemia-causing G6PD deficiency also protects against malaria, thereby keeping the gene active in populations. Cynthia Graber reports Sickle cell disease is

Gene Therapy to Treat Hemophilia

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 October 2007 The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progre

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Asthma gene found in African Americans

BEIJING, August 1 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that links to heighten their asthma risk, according to reports published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics. Researchers of Univers

Obama names Gene Sperling as top economic adviser

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday that Gene Sperling would take the position of National Economic Council (NEC) Director, the top White House economic adviser. Obama made the announcement（宣告） durin

China establishes national gene bank in Shenzhen

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Asia-Pacific Region Critical to US Economic Recovery

In the Pacific state of Hawaii, U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday told leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economies that the region will be key to U.S. economic recovery. With much of the formal summit activity, including a worki

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President

Residents of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a new president Friday, three years after Russia recognized the region, and another breakaway area, South Ossetia, as independent states. Three candidates are hoping to replace Presiden

Genes more than lifestyle determine longevity

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- A study conducted by Israeli researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York shows that genes, rather than good eating and lifestyle habits, determine longevity, according to media reports Friday. Thi